The Covid Chronicle

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 745 New Cases of COVID-19, Hospital Outbreaks ——————————————————— Today, January 6, Nova Scotia is reporting 745 new cases of COVID-19. There are 459 cases in Central Zone, 128 cases in Eastern Zone, 95 cases in Western Zone and 63 cases in Northern Zone. There are 48 people in hospital with nine...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Restrictions Extended, Changes for Self-Isolation, Close Contacts ——————————————————– Nova Scotia will extend current COVID-19 restrictions until the end of January and make changes to self-isolation requirements. The Province is also recommending long-term care facilities close to most visitors for two weeks and will launch the paid sick leave program next week...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Schools Move to At-Home Learning for One Week —————————————————————- Students in Nova Scotia’s public schools will move to at-home learning for one week beginning Monday, January 10. Schools will remain open for students who use learning centres and will reopen to in-person learning on January 17. “We have heard concerns from...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 842 New Cases of COVID-19, Hospital Outbreaks, Long-Term Care Outbreaks —————————————————————- Today, January 5, Nova Scotia is reporting 842 new cases of COVID-19. There are 498 cases in Central Zone, 141 cases in Eastern Zone, 121 cases in Western Zone and 82 cases in Northern Zone. There are 45 people in...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Booster Clinics Rolling Out Across Province ———————————————————————————————————– Clinics are opening across the province this month to give Nova Scotians booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. New community clinics will offer vaccine by appointment starting: — Thursday, January 6, at the Halifax Forum — Monday, January 10, at the Acadia Festival Theatre in...

**** HRP Media Release Police issue summary offence tickets for failing to follow Health Protection Act ​ Halifax Regional Police issued three summary offence tickets for failing to comply with the regulations set out in the Health Protection Act. ​ On December 31, 2021 officers responded to a report of a man in the common...

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health introduces temporary changes to visitor and support person restrictions Given the increasing spread of COVID-19 in our communities, Nova Scotia Health is making changes to visitor restrictions across the province to further reduce the risk of the virus being introduced or spread within its facilities. Effective 8 a.m...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 1,020 New Cases of COVID-19, Hospital Outbreaks ————————————————————————————————————- Today, January 4, Nova Scotia is reporting 1,020 new cases of COVID-19. There are 544 cases in Central Zone, 182 cases in Eastern Zone, 141 cases in Northern Zone and 153 cases in Western Zone. There are 40 people in hospital with five...

**** NSTU Release NSTU Expects Operational Issues to Cause School Closures as Public Health Discontinues Contact Tracing NSTU is concerned that the decision by Public Health to discontinue contact tracing in schools while at the same time declaring that it is safe to reopen to in person learning during the current wave of infection, will...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 1,020 New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– NOTE: Nova Scotia is issuing an abbreviated COVID-19 news release today. The online dashboard will not be updated today but will be updated tomorrow, January 4. —————————————————————– Today, January 3, Nova Scotia is reporting 1,020 new cases of COVID-19. There were 664 cases in Central...